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It’s going to be BIG. Architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) this week unveiled designs for a 1,000-unit mixed-use tower at 175 Third Street in Gowanus, expected to be the largest building in the neighborhood. Situated along the canal, the concrete-clad building will take a horseshoe shape and rise 27 stories in a series of cascading volumes. The u-shape design opens towards the canal, where a park and esplanade will offer public open space and flood protection.

Charney Companies and Tavros are developing the one million-square-foot project as part of their Gowanus Wharf development, which includes projects at 240 3rd Avenue, 251 Douglass Street, and 310 and 340 Nevins Street.

Last month, the developers secured $174.5 million in financing fo

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